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ACE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ submission as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
ACE recommends that DEFRA prioritises providing UK-wide leadership on climate change adaptation, ensuring that effective practice is shared and implemented and that the conditions are in place to facilitate investment in innovation crucial water assets.
Encouraging innovation and sending the right market signals will both secure vital water supply assets and generate economic benefits for the UK.
DEFRA should also consider whether efficiencies in the regulation of the water industry can be made to ensure better outcomes for consumers and greater resilience of vital water resources to climate effects.
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